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JB Ultímate Rugged case: a testimonial
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smiling_Hans
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Roll the shafts periodically and make sure they are not bent..
That's kinda personal, but yeah.
The right gear is priceless when ya need it and you hope you never need it!
sudocrushms
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Oh those are fiiiiine.
I posted my info because I have experience two of the exact same cues, both were in Giuseppe cases - 1 for all of its life, the other for most of its life. The last few years it has been in a JB case and logo is now more worn than it was a few years ago. I did mention the finish was probably gone a long time ago so there was no protection, more than likely that has a lot to do with it. As mentioned above, it includes a sleeve and if used it would prevent this I'm sure. Either way, I won't stop using my JB case, I just wanted to point out that I do have experience was voicing my opinion.
Clearly, they didn't, that's ok, to each their own.
Heck the old feller thought it was my cue lol
Scrunge19
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You’ll have to be patient. He’ll respond to you 7 months from now, at 1am, with 5 consecutive post with 500 words and 5 paragraphs in each.
smiling_Hans
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JB isn't the only one making those interiors. A lot of cases have that lining.
He sells them to other case makers.
SSDiver2112
Escott Cues
You are correct that just getting the cue to the car, pool hall, and back again, anything will work. For a while I did not have a case and I carried my first cue loose and exposed to the world in and out of the pool hall.
I have a few envelope sleeve type similar this.
I keep one in the car for when someone gives me a cue to work on so I can get it home safe. Problem is crap happens. So having them in any hard case is better insurance long term.
Specific to the OP on a motorcycle, few other cases could protect your cues from that kind of tumble. 5 miles an hour or 60, I wouldn't want my cues rattling around inside hard tubes or the other brands soft interiors which are not the same as JB's. They look the same from the top but further down the padding disappears and the cues will still bang into each other.
As to bending the cues the interior is snug, but it isn't bending anything. Many people store collector cues in JB cases long term without an issue. The only place it is tight is at joint. The rest of the shaft is skinnier, so it is not getting squeezed or bent.
I understand it might be overkill for most situations, but I personally like that my cues do not move at all when I am carrying them, and I am confident the case can handle most worst "case" scenarios.
You ever ask JB point-blank about this wear? Just seems like it would take tens of thousands of insertions to even remotely make this possible.
there is no way that the case can do that to the engraved logo. The soft fabric and open cell foam rubber between the parts does not have enough pressure to literally wear down the finish and the plastic. Now if the logo is a sticker and the finish is already worn off then maybe it can cause the letters to wear away but that's not our fault. That would happen in any case. When you say "tight tolerances" you are referring to a very gentle hold on the butt ABOVE the butt cap.
I mean over the course of a thousand years with constant friction then maybe a material softer than the material it's touching will wear down the harder material but in no way will that happen in the lifetime of a regular person. After all water is softer than rock and yet over billions of year a stream carves a canyon.
None of my hueblers that I have owned or any of my other cues have had this issue. Old Hueblers however are FAMOUS for having logos that are unreadable. IDK if they always used stickers or had filled engraved logos and switched but it is common to see them with only part of the logo visible.
That said I would be happy to look at the case and test it and try to duplicate the issue. If in fact I can make this happen with my cues then I will replace the interior and pay for a refinish with someone who can duplicate the logo. Just send the case in on a repair ticket.
The cloth we use can be used to polish the cue. For a while I made polishing pads using out of the same liner cloth to prove to people that there is no way that the cloth and foam rubber is harming the finish in any way.
That said I will build an interior as loose as someone wants it but it will come with a contract stating that the protection is far less than we recommend and the customer is on their own at that point.
smiling_Hans
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Yea I think people like myself would love that. A free standing and loose slots for butts and shafts but lined with your padding. I rather the cue bounce around in the padding than being squished in there.
Maybe a thinner padding so it doesn't take up too much space? I don't know. Just throwing it out there. You're the expert.
If you do something like this please announce it because I would like to purchase one.
We are the ONLY ones making JB cases Interiors. To date I have not found another company that makes interiors the same as ours. There are knockoffs that have an interior that APPEARS to look like ours. These are intended to give the consumer a false sense of security.
for example:
smiling_Hans
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No. I'm not talking about those since I have one with those type of lining. Similar to Justis case.
I'm talking about all you guys using the same lining.
The amount of space taken up by the padding isn't that much. As an example in a 4x8 tube 5x10 cues can fit if just in thin sleeves.
Here is what that looked like. Eventually, this customer asked me to make him a padded interior because he didn't like the cues rattling around when the case wasn't full.
I have said thousands of times that we are custom case makers. All you have to do is ask. But with 10000000000000% certainty, your cues are not being "squished" in any bad sense of the word. They are gently held by light touch. I really don't recommend eliminating the padding but I have made interiors in every kind of configuration.
Our interiors are also removable so you can easily change them to fit your needs. I have made specialty configurations on request as well.
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No, because I was never worried about. The cue is over 30 years old and needs a refinish anyways.
Correct, and I had mentioned my finish was probably gone a long time ago. And I'm sure if I used the sleeve (actually forgot I had it, it's in the closet somewhere) EDIT (forgot to finish my sentence) Had I used the sleeve, this wouldn't have happened.
Your post is exactly as I expected - our opinions may vary but in the end - you will stand by your product. Which is why I said I will continue to use your case. The point of my post was to simply point out that the chance of a logo getting worn off is not zero.
Thanks for the reply.